Sri Dushyanth Sridhar
Is one of the most sought-after public speakers in Sanātana Dharma who renders discourses in English & TamilDelivers discourses on Rāmāyana, Mahābhārata, Bhāgavata, Vishnu Purāna, Bhagavad Gitā, Vishnu Sahasranāma and Divya Prabanda in the upanyāsa (pravachana, kālakshepa), harikathā & kathā-nritya stylesHas collaborated with eminent musicians to deliver discourses in the harikathā style and with renowned dancers in the kathā-nritya styleHas curated & produced classical dance productions (following Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi & Mohiniyāttam styles) such as ‘Endaro Mahānubhāvulu’, ‘Agre Paśyāmi’, ‘Rāmāyaṇa Sudhā’, ‘Rāmānuja Darśana’, ‘Śrīnivāsam Prapadye’ & ‘Araṅganin Pādaiyyil’ with eminent choreographersDelivers lectures to corporates and educational institutions besides speaking at renowned conclaves
Is a sought-after panelist, and known in households through his views on societal issues in National News channels & discourses in TV channels (Times Now, Republic TV, India Today, NDTV, CNN-News18, Doordarshan Podhigai, SVBC, Sri Sankara, Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, Jaya, Polimer, Puthu Yugam)Has a wide spectrum of audience following on YouTube with 150 million views and 3500 videos. His reach among the young population is noteworthy and has over 600K people cumulatively following his social media handles.Has rendered over 3500 discourses in 125 cities across 27 countries (Indiā, Sri Lankā, Bhutān, Nepāl, Chinā, Myānmar, Cambodiā, Indonesiā, Malaysiā, Singapore, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Japan, Egypt, Kenyā, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmārk, Switzerlānd, Belgium, UK, New Zealānd, Australiā, Canadā, USA)Has authored ‘Rāmāyaṇam – Vol 1’ (2024), a ‘National best-selling book’ for HarperCollins India, that has sold over 50,000 copies. This book, released by S. Gurumurthy, Anand Ranganathan, Ranjani-Gayatri, and Rangaraj Pandey, won the ‘Award for Excellence in Book Production’ from ‘The Federation of Indian Publishers’. ‘Rāmāyaṇam – Vol 2’ was released to great acclaim in four different Indian cities (Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi) in October / November 2026.Has authored a coffee-table book titled ‘Vedānta Deśika – the peerless poet-preceptor’ (2018), a critically acclaimed and best-selling book in its genre.
Organizes Yātrās to temples of religious and architectural significance in collaboration with a leading tour agent. Till date, they have accompanied over 5,000 pilgrims covering 50,000 miles in 250 days cumulatively. They have visited over 2500 temples in India, Nepāl, Bhutān, Bāli, Cambodiā, Sri Lankā, and Egypt.Directed & Produced the movie Sākuntalam, the award-winning Sanskrit movie that was an adaptation of Kālidāsa’s work Abhijñāna Sākuntalam, as a tribute for the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The movie brought together three National Film Award winning technicians viz. B.Lenin (Editor), A.S. Lakshminarayan (Audiographer) & Pattanam Rasheed (Makeup Chief). The movie’s music producer is Sai Shravanam, the sound recordist in the Academy Award winning ‘Life of Pi’ movie. Acclaimed for its direction, cinematography & costumes, Sākuntalam received the Special Viewers’ choice award for Best Regional Feature Film at the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF).Penned the story, screenplay and dialogues for the movie Vedānta Desika, the eponymous 13th century polymath-preceptor, that was produced by Mukthā Films, besides donning the role of the protagonist. Has also acted in the Tamil serial Mahāperiyavā that showcased the life of Sri Chandraśekharendra Sarasvatī, the 20th century preceptor.Manages Desika Dayā - a public charitable and religious trust registered in Karnataka under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. A total of 9 million INR was cumulatively spent and facilitated towards various charitable and cultural activitiesHad conceived & managed an e-learning platform called Abhinava e-Pātashālā during the COVID pandemic, aimed at sharing the Vedic knowledge through 5 courses to over 7300 aspirants across 40 countries sans any discrimination
EducationHas learnt Sri Bhāshya, Gitā Bhāshya, Rahasya Traya Sāra, Bhagavad Vishaya, Satadushani and Tiruneduntāndagam from esteemed preceptors such as;Villivalam Sri Nārāyana Yatindra MahādesikaNāvalpākkam Sri Rāmānuja TātāchārCetlur Sri SrivatsāngāchārNelvoy Sri SowmyanārāyanāchārVillur Sri KarunākarāchārDevanārvilāgam Sri Sāranāthāchar
Has studied B.E (Hons) in Chemical Engineering & M.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani)Is a recipient of the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences Fellowship, and subsequently interned at the Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru)
Worked (full-time) in Multi-National Corporations for six years in the areas of market research and strategyServed (part-time) as a teaching faculty at a leading Business School for three years
Awards & Accolades2026
Award of Excellence from Laya Lāvanyā Fine Arts FoundationKartik Rajagopal Memorial Award from Kartik Fine ArtsAchievement Award from Delhi Tamil SangamK Jayalakshmi Memorial Award from Sri Rama Seva Mandali
2025
Panchajanya Puraskār from Panchajanya FoundationGolden Spiritual Voice Award from Galatta Media NetworkYoung Achievers’ Alumni Award from BITSAAPurāṇa Bhāgavata Vāk Śiromaṇi Title by Nellai Sangeeta Sabha
2024
Rāma Bhakti Prachāra Mani Title by SASTRA SatsanghPravacana Vācaspati Title by Sri V.Narayana Iyer Memorial TrustPourānika Śiromaṇi Title by Srichakra Mahāmeru PeetamDharma Samrakshana Kainkarya Ratnam Title by Visankirtali TrustT S Bālakrishna Sāstrigal Award of Excellence from TSB Family TrustSanātana Dharma Rakṣaka Title by Sri Vaishnava Mānādu Salem
2023
Vāk Vilāsa Amrita Ratnam Title by Amara Bharati Publications Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award from SIES InstitutionNational Health Award by AYUSH TVSatya Prasiddha Vidvat Sundaram Title by Bharathanjali TrustGandharva Kalā Sāgar Title by Madhan’s RasikapriyaLifetime Achievement Award from Rotary Club of Chennai Bharathi
2022
Sat-sampradāya Prachāra Kesari Title by Sri Hayagreeva Vidyā PeetamBhāratiya Sanskriti Jāgran Puraskār Title by Carnatica Archival Centre
2021
Pravachana Ratna Mani Title by Poundareekapuram Srimad Andavan AshramamAchievers’ Award by South Madras Club
2018
Sarva Kalā Chudāmani Title by Sri Hayagreeva Vidyā PeetamNotable Alumnus Award from NSN Group of Institutions
2016
Harikathā Bhārati Title by Bhārat KalāchārYoung Achievers Award from Rotary International
2014
Bhāgawata Bhāswan Sri Anjan Nambudiri Memorial Award by Mahālingapuram Sri Ayyappan Bhakta Sabhā
2012
Global ‘30 under 30’ Award from BITSAA International
2010
Sollin Selvan Title by The South Indian Bhajana Samāj
2007
Best Parliamentarian Award from G D Birlā Memorial Foundation
2004
Best Outgoing Student Award from Kishkintā Theme ParkSchool Pupil leader Medal from NSN Group of Institutions
2000
Best Parliamentarian Award from C P Rāmaswāmi Aiyar Foundation
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